Lottery Jackpot Time Series for Nine Major Games, 1995-2023

Historical time series data of lottery jackpot values for nine major lotteries, including Powerball, Mega Millions, and Euromillions. The dataset was compiled by István Gere and is available via the paperswithcode platform. It covers varying time periods for each lottery, with the longest series spanning from 1995 to 2023.

Use Cases

• Modeling jackpot growth over time based on draw dates and prize values.
• Comparing jackpot volatility across different lottery games and regions.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in lottery participation inferred from jackpot sizes.
• Forecasting future jackpot values using historical time-series data.

Strengths

• Covers nine distinct lottery games from multiple countries.
• Includes data spanning nearly three decades, from 1995 to 2023.
• Provides a clear time-series structure with draw dates and jackpot values.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the selected periods for each lottery.

Provenance

Source

paperswithcode

Time Range

1995-2023 (varying periods per lottery)

Geography

United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Romania, Europe (multiple countries)